Thirteen Saudis were listed among the most powerful Arab personalities of 2012, according to the latest ranking of the Gulf Business magazine.
The list topped by Prince Alwaleed bin Talal also included prominent female personalities such as Reem Asa’d, Princess Ameerah Al-Taweel, Lubna Al-Olayan, Wojdan Seraj, Sarah Attar and Manal Al-Sharif.
The magazine also noted that 28 percent of the world’s most powerful Arabs were born and brought up in Saudi Arabia.
“The world’s most powerful Arab, Prince Alwaleed’s influence pervades global finance, real estate, politics, media, health, education and philanthropy. With an estimated personal wealth of over $ 27 billion — up from around $ 23 billion last year — the founder and chairman of Kingdom Holding Company doubled his firm’s share price in 2012. Under the umbrella of his company, Prince Alwaleed owns stakes in Citibank, Apple Inc, News Corp. and Twitter among other corporations,” the report said.
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